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The couple also claimed that the man tried to lure sheep and cows towards his genitals.

Photos taken by Mr Stephan of the man lying on the ground with sheep close by were presented to Mr Lovell, to which he responded: “You can see I was stretching my legs from lying in the same position for what felt like an hour.

“When asleep I don’t want animals coming near me. So I stamped my feet and clapped my hands when I awoke to get them away from me.”

The accused then faced questioning from prosecution Richard Hutchinson who queried why Mr Lovell had did not deny the claim from the outset.

In response, Mr Lovell said: “I was completely speechless; I did not know what to say. I thought they were asking me to help them find a man who had done these acts. When I was accused I was astonished.”

When accused by the prosecution lawyers, Mr Lovell continued to response by saying the allegation is “ridiculous”.